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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. Name six sources of grains






2. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






3. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






4. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






5. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






6. What does DASH stand for?






7. The higher the BMR a client has --






8. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






9. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






10. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






11. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






12. What is normal albumin levels?






13. What is the function of vitamin E?






14. What are healthy sources of fats?






15. What foods have high quality protein?






16. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






17. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






18. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






19. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






20. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






21. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






22. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






23. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






24. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






25. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






26. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






27. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






28. What type of people need extra protein?






29. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






30. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






31. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






32. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






33. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






34. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






35. What is the function of vitamin C?






36. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






37. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






38. Fats can lead to some medical problems






39. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






40. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






41. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






42. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






43. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






44. Where can you get more vitamin D?






45. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






46. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






47. When does BMR decrease?






48. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






49. Sources of fats






50. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?